Jake Paul will face off against heavyweight legend Mike Tyson later this summer with the shock exhibition bout now confirmed.
‘The Problem Child’ announced the clash with the 57-year-old out of nowhere, with no leaks or rumours before the fight was set.
Paul beat Ryan Bourland with a first-round stoppage in March and has now jumped straight into this encounter.
Paul started his boxing career on the undercard of Tyson’s exhibition clash with Roy Jones Jr in 2020, and they will now face each other.
Tyson was once one of the most destructive heavyweights to enter the ring and demolished most of his opponents.
However, ‘Iron Mike’ hasn’t been in the ring for four years and fans have voiced their concerns over this bout.
Paul vs Tyson: Date and start time
This clash will take place on Saturday, July 20 and it is set to be held at the 80,000-capacity AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Start times are yet to be announced but will be finalised in due course.
The fight is now confirmed to be an exhibition but Tyson has insisted it will be contested under ‘real fight’ rules and regulations.
The bout is expected to take place over two-minute rounds rather than three, they will use 16-ounce gloves and there will be no panel of judges.
Paul vs Tyson: How to follow
This event will be streamed on Netflix, which will be their first venture into live combat sports.
The fight will be available to all Netflix subscribers, meaning an estimated 16.3 million UK households can watch the action for no extra cost.
You can sign up for Netflix here for an initial £6.99 per month.
talkSPORT will also be across the event, with coverage in the build-up to fight week on-air and on talkSPORT.com.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Paul vs Tyson: Undercard
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Paul vs Tyson: What has been said?
Tyson has admitted he is ‘scared to death’ of boxing Paul.
“I have a weird personality – I don’t think it’s weird though. Whatever I’m afraid to do, I do it. That’s how it is,” Tyson told Fox News.
“I was afraid of the Roy [Jones] fight. I was 100 pounds overweight, I was however old, 54, 53, and I said ‘Let’s do it.’
“Anything I’m afraid of, I confront it. That’s my personality. Right now, I’m scared to death.
“I always believed that adversity and nervousness pretty much catapulted me into success.
“If I didn’t have these feelings, I wouldn’t go into this fight. I have to have these feelings to fight. Without them, I would never go in the ring.
“As the fight gets closer, the less nervous I become because it’s reality, and in reality, I’m invincible.”
Confirming the rules of the bout, Tyson explained: “This is called an exhibition, but if you look up exhibition, you won’t see any of the laws we’re fighting under.
“This is a fight. I don’t think he’s faster than me. I’ve seen a YouTube video of him at 16 doing weird dancing.
“That’s not the guy I’m fighting. This is a guy who’s going to try and hurt me, which I’m accustomed to, and he’s going to be greatly mistaken.”
On Paul, he continued: “I will do just that but dislike him?
“I do not have no grudges against him, he’s beautiful – not from that perspective.”
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